SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A homeless man was arrested as Sacramento firefighters were battling a large fire at a pallet yard Tuesday night.
Just before 10 p.m., the Sacramento Fire Department said the fire was burning along the 6200 block of Ramona Avenue, southwest of the Power Inn Road and Folsom Boulevard.
READ MORE: California Lawmakers To Vote On $307.9 Billion Spending PlanThe location is a commercial storage area filled with hundreds of wooden pallets.
READ MORE: Rices Fire Updates: Evacuation Advisories Upgraded To Warnings In Yuba CountyThe fire department said the person arrested is experiencing homeless and set the fire unintentionally.
MORE NEWS: How Sacramento County Is Bucking The National Trend Of Murder Cases Going UnsolvedBreaking: Sources tell me the man who was detained is being arrested for “creating a reckless fire.” The person is experiencing homelessness and set the fire unintentionally. @CBSSacramento https://t.co/DrAkEqIPqK
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Additional units were called to assist with the firefight.
